The CANDO gardens are the gardens on the exterior of the the USC Belser Arboretum that were developed with the help of a CANDO grant from the City of Columbia. The Sherwood Forest Neighborhood Association is responsible for keeping them healthy and pretty. Right now we have a group of five volunteers who work one week a month for an hour or so to help maintain the gardens. We would love any extra helpers who are interested in showing up or who would like to be added to the regular schedule.

Watering, weeding, and street cleanup after Friday garbage pick up remain the main tasks, with leaf raking in the fall and planting of annuals on a seasonal basis. Interested folks not on the list, please contact Valerie Marcil – vallg29205@gmail.com or 738-0682. Following is the schedule through the rest of 2007.

CANDO Gardens Maintenance Schedule for Sherwood Forest
July 16 through December 2007


Week of: Weekly Caretaker:

July 16 Charlotte McCreary
July 23 Rosemary Biscardi
July 30 Larry Hembree
August 6 Valerie Marcil
August 13 Rhett Bailey
August 20 Charlotte McCreary
August 27 Rosemary Biscardi
September 3 Larry Hembree
September 10 Valerie Marcil
September 17 Rhett Bailey
September 24 Charlotte
October 1 Rosemary
October 8 Larry
October 15 Valerie
October 22 Rhett
October 29 Charlotte
November 5 Rosemary
November 12 Larry
November 19 Valerie
November 26 Rhett
December 3 Charlotte
December 10 Rosemary
December 17 Larry
December 24 Valerie
December 31 Rhett